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Workin At The Car Wash Blues by Jim Croce
Workin At The Car Wash Blues
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G
Well, I had just got out from the county prison
D7
Doin' ninety days for non-support
D7
Tried to find me an executive position
G
But no matter how smooth I talked
G
They wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius
C7 A
The man say, "We got all that we can use."
[Chorus]
G B7 Em G
Now I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C7 D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues
[Verse 2]
G
Well, I should be sittin'
G
In an air conditioned
D7
Office in a swivel chair
D7
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
G
Sayin', "Here, now mam-ma, come on over here."
G
Instead, I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
C7 A
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
[Chorus]
G B7 Em G
With them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C7 D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues
[Bridge]
C C7 G
You know a man of my ability he should be smokin' on a big cigar
C C7
But till I get myself straight I guess I'll just have to wait
A D7
In my rubber suit a-rubbin' these cars
[Verse 3]
G
Well, all I can do is a shake my head
D7
You might not believe that it's true
D7
For workin' at this end of Niagara Falls
G
Is a undiscovered Howard Hughes
G
So baby, don't expect to see me
C7 A
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
[Chorus]
G B7 Em G
'Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C7 D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues
[Interlude]
G D7 G
[Pre-Chorus]
G
So baby, don't expect to see me
C7 A
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
[Chorus]
G B7 Em G
'Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C7 D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues
G B7 Em G
Yeah, I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C7 D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
#1.
G
Well, I just got out from the county prison,
D7
doin' ninety days for non-support.
Tried to find me an executive position,
G
But no matter how smooth I talked
they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was a genius,
C A7
The man say, 'We got all that we can use...'
CHORUS:
A7 G B7 Em G7
Now I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin',
C D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues.
#2.
G D7
Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office
in a swivel chair.
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries,
G
Sayin', 'Here, now mama, come on over here.'
Instead, I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
C A7
and walkin' home in soggy old shoes...
CHORUS:
A7 G B7 Em G7
Now I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues.
#3.
G C
You know a man of my ability,
G
he should be smokin' on a big cigar.
C
But till I get myself straight I guess I'll just have to wait
A7 D7
in my rubber suit rubbin' these cars.
#4.
G
Well, all I can do is a shake my head,
D7
you might not believe that it's true.
For workin' at this end of Niagara Falls
G
is an undiscovered Howard Hughes.
So baby, don't expect to see me,
C A7
with no double martini in any high-brow society news.
CHORUS: (x2)
A7 G B7 Em G7
Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin',
C D7 G
workin' at the car wash blues.
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Just listen to the track for rhythm and timing. You're gonna have to infer
some of
the passages like in the bridge. The G and D chords in the verse are actually
played like a G-Gsus4 and D-Dsus4 rhythm style but throw your own styling in
there.
{INTRO]
|| G / B7 / |Em / G / |C C/B A E F#| G / D / |
G
Well I had just got out of the county prison doing
D
ninety days for non-support
Trying to find me an executive position
But no matter how smooth I
G
talked they wouldn't listen to the fact
That I was genius the man said,
C C B Bb A A7
"We got all that we can use," now I got them
G B7 Em G
steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C C/B A E F# G
Working at the car wash blues.
G
Well, I should be sittin' in an air-conditioned
D
office in a swivel chair talkin' some trash to the secretaries,
Sayin', "Here, now mam-ma, come on over here."
G
Instead, I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
C C B Bb A
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes with them
G B7 Em G
steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
C C/B A E F# G
Workin' at the car wash blues.
Cadd9
You know a man of my ability,
G
He should be smokin' on a big cigar.
Cadd9
But till I get myself straight
I guess I'll just have to wait
A7 D7#9 (Hendrix Chord)
in my rubber suit a-rubbin' these cars.
Well, all I can do is a-shake my head
You might not believe that it's true,
For workin' at this indoor Niagara Falls
is an undiscovered Howard Hughes.
So baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news,
'Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin',
Workin' at the car wash blues.
(Lead break over verse pattern)
So, baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news,
'Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin',
Workin' at the car wash blues.
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